UTEC Blog

Peace in Action coming on Friday, May 24!

Submitted by Dawn on Wed, 05/08/2013 - 1:02pm

This year, UTEC will host "Peace in Action" on Friday, May 24th from 3pm to 5pm at UTEC. RSVP to this event on Facebook.

Peace in Action is an annual event that promotes peace and nonviolence in the Lowell community through fun activities and peace pledge. Free event and free food for Lowell's young people!

Join us to sign the Peace Pledge and joint activities that include a cookout, music, dancing, a basketball shootout, an open mic, a dunk tank, frisbee and tie-dyeing.

Bank of America Teams With UTEC To Do Homeless Outreach

Submitted by kstrater on Mon, 04/01/2013 - 3:39pm

Eight energetic and enthusiastic Bank of America volunteers volunteered their Friday, joining UTEC staff and youth for an afternoon of homeless outreach. The day consisted of assembling and distributing survival packs at tent cities and homeless shelters throughout Lowell. The Bank of America Team was able to assemble of close to 50 survival packs. Each pack consisted of a variety of necessities, ranging from toothbrushes and toothpaste, shampoo, body wash, snacks and other basic necessities. UTEC would like to extend a special thanks to Donna Grieb who recruited an amazing Bank of America Team for a wonderful day of outreach.

Bank of America Charitable Foundation Awards $15,000 to Workforce Development

Submitted by kstrater on Thu, 10/25/2012 - 12:07pm

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation awarded $15,000 to UTEC’s Workforce Development program – specifically for our culinary arts expansion as we prepare for the Fresh Roots Café opening in 2013. Young people from Workforce Development, along with staff and AmeriCorps members, were honored to accept the award from local Bank of America representatives Donna Grieb and Myroslava Parkhomenko.

Reclaim our commUNITY. Stop Shooting.

Submitted by kstrater on Fri, 10/05/2012 - 10:28am

5 days ago, there was another shooting in Lowell. At least 14 shots were fired. Please join us as we RECLAIM our commUNITY. Stop Shooting.

How does the violence in Lowell affect you? Respond in the comments below.

GUEST POST: What is an AmeriCorps VISTA?

Submitted by kstrater on Tue, 10/02/2012 - 11:58am

This week's blog post is guest written by the 2012-2013 AmeriCorps VISTAs, Analissa Iversen and Kristen Strater.

Kristen: Since we've started serving at UTEC, we've gotten a lot of questions about VISTAs and what we do. Ana and I are going to answer some of your questions as well as give you the inside scoop on life as an AmeriCorps VISTA!